Xavi must have got one of these from Fabregas.

Xavi must have got one kiss from Cesc as well, no wonder he is so fu*cing desperate for him to join Barcelona.






I don't know what Cesc want to show the world here.

Eduardo's transfer is almost a done deal, its even confirmed by Croatia national team coach and there are also rumour that Mark Schwarzer has been offered as player cum coach job I don't now much about it up till now. Other than that there not much Arsenal news around apart from our second friendly today against Austrian club Graz.
You can watch the game live at Arsenal TV online.
Till then
Have a good one gooners.

Robin Van Persie Indirectly taunts Holland Midfielder's.

Hello Gooners.

RVP has come out and explained the importance of Cesc Fabregas which all Arsenal fans know, that if we have to win anything this season he is very important to the club.

Robin said : 'It is vital for a striker to have a midfielder behind you who is looking for you when he has the ball. In fact, it can make the difference between winning the World Cup or not.

'At Arsenal, I have that connection with Fabregas. When I play with Cesc behind me, it is pure magic. He has an incredibly quick mind. He is always thinking three steps ahead.'

It's clear what he is trying to say, he never had the same support with Sneijder and Robben with Netherlands at the WC 2010 finals. Because they both never seem to pass to RVP when he is in a good position instead they go for glory themselves. This explains RVP's poor WC performance, he was completely let down by Netherlands midfield players. He is frustrated with it but for some reason he cannot say it directly. This one sentence sums up his frustration "it can make the difference between winning the world cup or not".

Lets hope he channel his world cup frustration in the right direction with Arsenal and win some trophies with us and stay fit for this new season. I may be wrong in this assessment of RVP's statement but this is what I felt when I heard those. I saw all of Netherlands matches in the WC finals and it was pretty obvious why Robin was frustrated.

About yesterday match with Barnet I will not be giving away any review about the match all I can say it was a good start game, First half was fun to watch. All I can say about last night match was Frimpong was the star of the show for me. He was everywhere making tackles, running in to the box, interception etc etc. In short he was brilliant in the first half in which he played and thats the reason why the first half was fun to watch because Arsenal were in complete control of the game.

Anxiously waiting for the next friendly match. Six players will be joining the training on monday with Arsene who all had a week extended holidays because of the world cup participation.

Alright Gooners that is it for today see you all tomorrow

Till then, have a good one.

Thank God Fabregas Got Injured

No I am serious, sometime you feel injury is bad, yes it is bad but looking at the time of injury, it does not annoy me, because I am sure we will win against Hull tomorrow, But the thing is if you can remember Johan Cyrff Calatan match against Argentina, which Wenger refused to let him go and Cesc Wanted to play in, now there is no possibility that Cesc can play in that match and there is no possibility of a dispute between Arsene and Cesc over this stupid so called charity match. So I would say its good Cesc got injured. I know he is a player who make us Arsenal tick, but if we cannot beat Hull without Cesc we dont deserve to win anything then.

Now it is believed that Owen Coyle wants to take Jack on loan on January, If I was Wenger I would say yes, because if he can give Jack some playing time and that too in the premier league that will be great. I like Owen Coyle as a manager, he has done a fantastic job to get Burnley promoted and the way they play at home is great. So a Loan move for the best talent in English Football would be great.

Now for tomorrow Match, As usual we have a long list of Injuries, Cesc is out, but Denilson is back. RVP, Gibbs their rehabilitation continues. while Nikki B, Clichy Rosicky and not Far Away.

Here's hoping for a good match. and an Easy win.

And anxioulsy waiting for tonight draw for the Last 16 of the champions League and here are the teams we can draw against.

VFB Stuttgart
Inter Milan
FC Porto
CSKA Moscow
AC Milan
Bayern Munchen
Lyon


These are the seven team waiting to be drawn against Arsenal, If I would want anything from Santa this Christmas it would be an Injury free season from now on and VFB Stuttgart in the Last 16.

Let me know who do u think we will draw against tonight.

Here is a small video of our little Maestro Season so far.

Boring International ! Barca are back with Cesc DNA.

Two week of boredom awaits for all gooners, after every international all the football fans jump on the internet to check if one of their star performer are ok or not, how long have they played? Are they carrying any knock? and the questions go on and on and on. well that is all we have got to do when this meaningless intenational friendlies are played. But for few players this week is the decider as to will they go to South Africa and to be true I would want all the Arsenal players to play in south Africa, which is I know is not possible. But I really hope russia and France qualify for the world cup because I want to see Arshavin and other of our french players this summer at the world cup, they are the reason why I even bother watching internationals. So if Arsenal players are not playing I don't feel lke watching international matches.

Well, we leave it there, as we all know its international week, rumours of our player leaving and stupid Cesc to Barca comments, this time it is Xavi with the same old DNA comment. I feel that they have been taught by the Barca precident about this DNA comment. I cannot really understand how far they will go to unsettle Cesc.

In other news, Bendtner has gone under the knife for his groin injury, thank god we have Theo back and offcourse Nasri and Tomas, but the problem with Bendtner injury is that we have lost the much needed height for defending set pieces, and to be true I was loving the way bendtner was playing so far this season, so this long lay off is bad for his good form. And what else? yes

Fletcher? who remember that dirty player from manure, he is blaming Arsene comments for influencing refree, which is crap as we all know but what else can you except from a person who himself is a crap.
To be true I cannot really figure out what to write today.
May be tomorrow I can come up with something better, so people wait till tomorrow.

So Good To Be Back.

Hello Everyone

As my friends all know I have not been well this past week and hence there were no updates on my blog. I am really sorry for that but now I am back fit and fine and ready to go, Last Game won 6-2, that was brilliant.

Who's next Birmingham, and I don't think Eduardo will play, Well not because he is scared or something, because he is injured, talking about injuries, Nasri is fit and fine but he will only be back for the game against West Ham. But he has to prove his form to play alongside Fabregas, We all know how good Nasri, but let's keep all the praises for the time when he come back to the first team, lets hope we do not have any injury in today's International.

But the good news is that Cesc will not get injured tonight, since he is not playing tonight. Lots of rumours around Cesc transfer, but seriously I am not interested in talking about them and I am pretty sure neither are you all.

Well I will be back with a new post soon and I am leaving you all with the video of Rosicky against Poland, he was just brilliant so thought of posting it.

Fulham Win, Leave Cesc Alone, Where is Eduardo?

Hello everyone,

I am finally fit again to play football, its been like 3 month since I last played a football match, getting back on the field is some feeling, even though it does not mean anything. May be thats the reason my body is paining today after such a long gap, well enough of me.

Great win against Fulham I should say, not only because it was very difficult and we were outplayed most of the time but for me a win is a win, no matter how ugly it is, this win show that our lads are learning to grind out result. I cannot imagine people saying that we did not deserve to win, we scored the goal and they did not(thanks to our no. 3 GK).

Good thing about the Fulham game was offcourse Vito Manonne Superman saves and one moment of brilliance from Cesc and RVP, that is what sets them apart from ordinary footballer's and that is why they are special.

I would request all the Arse fan to get of the back of Cesc Fabregas, with all the bull shit they been talking about him, the reason why Cesc look disjointed is because he is being marked by not one but 2 players at time, every team know that Cesc is the man who is the focal point of Arsenal attack and he is supported by Diaby, and everyone know that Diaby will never create chances for anyone except for himself, if he manages to get pass 4 or 5 defenders which usually is not possible. Once Denilson, Nasri and Tomas is fully fit I cannot see Diaby making the starting eleven and then Cesc alone would not have the resposibility of creating something because Nasri and Tomas are very much capable of creating something out of nothing, If we can remember Nasri was the man who took Cesc place when he was injured and did the job nicely.

Now, Arshavin was tired and not fully fit we could see that, so I cannot say much about him.

Clichy ! What happened to him? All the opposition attack are coming from the left hand side of Arsenal defence, its like everyone is targeting him as the weak link in the Arsenal defence, whatever it is, I think Arsene should look at it. I could blame Arshavin and Diaby for not giving him enough protection, specially Diaby because it is his job to be helping his LB to be true, when Denilson was fit he helped Clichy very well in this new formation. If we can remember the game against Citeh as soon as Denilson was subtituted and Diaby was asked to play in his position, he never helped Clichy and from that position alone Citeh scored three goals, Diaby is only interested in going forward I cannot see him helping the team defensively.

Olympiacos next I don't know much about them, but I can see Theo making the bench and yes where is Eduardo? I almost forgot he was not even on the bench against Fulham. Well see what Arsene has to say about his Absence in todays press conference. I hope it's not an injury to DUDU.

Let me know if you like the post through your comments and suggestion.

Man City v Arsenal - Preview and Prediction

Welcome back Arsenal,

Gosh International week just don't pass easily feels like month, but anyways we are back in business and I am expecting a positive result from our trip to blue side of Manchester. To be true Man CIty are good but just not good enough to resist Arsenal attacking threat, so what if Arshavin is injured, we still have Cesc, RVP, Bendtner and watch out for Bendtner he will have point to prove to Ade-bye-whore. And he scored couple of excellent goal for Denmark, his goal against Portugal was brilliant.

My prediction for this game. Man City 0 Arsenal 2

I know we have injury problem but ManCity will be missing Robinho and Tevez as well.
Considering the way ManCity played their last three games, trust me apart from their goals they were shit. If we look at the number of chances Wolves and Portmouth created but failed to score, We can all imagine what Arsenal can do if given that many chances to score. So an away win looks on the card. And I really want Arsenal to give them a footballing lesson, I still cannot forget that defeat last time around.

Team prediction.

Almunia
Sagna Gallas Vermaelen Clichy

Song

Denilson Cesc

Bendtner RVP Diaby

I would love to see DUDU start but that ain't happening, anyways Diaby is playing well(I know he scored an own goal but overall he played well), this new formation suits his style of play.

And yes!, that all, I expect Tomas to make the bench but not Theo.

Let me know your Team and Prediction.

Arsenal Will Win The League...

Tony Adams is one of my favourite Arsenal player, offcourse he was a good footballer, but his passion for the club the desire to play well whenever he pulled of the red and white jersey and his undying loyalty towards the club is unmatched, now a days it is hard to find a player of such quality, but Tony thinks that Arsenal are a bit short to win the league.

"They're very close," Adams told Sky Sports News.

"I think Arsene wants to prove everyone wrong and win the league with this group of players, and I hope he does."Like I say, I hope they prove me wrong as well. I hope the kids come through and win the title this year. I do think they are still short."

So I am a confident that we can win the title because whenever Tony thinks we are short we come up good, take e.g. of Vermaelen, Tony said he is not ready for the premier league but we all know how well he turned up.

In other new's Cesc has been speaking about our team mentality, not like getting bullied by anyone, which is good.

And yes, Theo is fit, I don't know for how long but thats a good news, Nasri should be back by next month and lets hope no one get injured in their respective International, and I wish Rosicky starts and bang in couple of goals, I wish.

Nothing else going on, I have to go to break my fast and as it 's the holy month of Ramadan, I always pray for Arsenal in this holy month.

suggestion and comments are most welcome.

International Round Up

So so Sunday, just posting about Arsenal player's who scored,

Good news is that Fab played on saturday, came on as a subtitute and was looking sharp and no Arsenal player is injured so far in these International.

Nikki B scored a Fantastic goal against Portugal

Van Persie also scored a similar goal like Bendtner.

Fabregas assist vs Belgium

In Defence Of Eduardo.

Fabregas out for ManUsa clash, which is a big blow for Arsenal as he failed to shrug of his Hamstring injury and for this I blame you Mr Wenger(most of the fan would agree with me), but thats in the past now we have to look forward, Since Cesc is not available we will be playing Diaby(I think) in his place and Ramsey is also injured.

It will be tough against ManU, this will be a real test for our new boy Vermaelen, Rooney will be a real test for him, lets all hope he pass with flying colours,

Now to the debate of the century. Eduardo is the only diver the world of football has seen, he has been diving all these years but was only noticed against Celtic, he even dived when Taylor broke his leg(F*** U Taylor), Gerard, Rooney, Drogba, Ronaldivedo etc etc are players he should need to learn from, that how to play good football without cheating.

Now I am feeling much better, I took out all my frustration in the above paragraph, now for some serious stuff, UEFA acting like a group of Muppet's here, they are charging Eduardo for something which had no outcome on the result and like Arsene said "they are opening a very dangerous door". Hell yeah! they are.

That means every decision a manager feels was incorrect will be challenged by the club and UEFA have to take action against it, if the law that UEFA has charged Eduardo with is it Applicable only in the Penalty box or anywhere near the box where a free kick can result in a goal or anywhere on the field. They have to clearly mention this what the law exactly say, and if this is the case why Ryan Babel was not charged when he fell in the Penalty box which eventually kicked Arsenal out of the CL and was mroe crucial than in DUDU case, and what about Dirk Kuyt when he pulled Hleb inside the box and no penalty was given, shouldn't these players be charged.

I don't know what problem they have with Arsenal in Particular but I completely agree with Arsene in defence of DUDU and I think all fan should. If this is law for everyone than I am cool with it but the way Eduardo has been singled out as if that Penalty won us the Champions League is just not acceptable.

Let me know what you all think

Till then........

Arsenal v Moaning Hoops - Preview & Prediction

The day has arrived when Celtic will play Arsenal and after tonight I hope their players & fans STFU, since the day they were beaten at their home, from Celtic manager, players and even some celtic fan (who believe they were not kicking Cesc all over the park and Cesc was Diving) just cannot seem to keep quiet or I should say they are using this opportunity to make a name for themself by giving interview to every bloody newspaper everyday, so lets hope we not only beat them tonight but thrash them like never before.

Cesc won't be taking part in this fixture, if reports are to be believed Ramsey will be playing in Cesc place and I really hope he does, But my instinct say Ramsey will have to do with a place on bench with Abou Diaby playing today.Rosicky is back in training but will be available for weekend match,Song, Sagna and Clichy are set to return after being rested last weekend against Portsmouth,

Formation is expected to be same 4-3-3 with Arshavin, Van persie and Bendtner upfront and Diaby, Denilson and Song in the middle and with the same back four that faced Celtic in the first leg.

Formation could be somewhat like this

---------------------------------Almunia

-----------------------Sagna Gallas Vermaelen Clichy

----------------------------------Song

--------------------------- Denilson Diaby

----------------------Bendtner Van Persie Arshavin

Prediction : 3 - 0 Arsenal

Let me know whats your prediction and Formation for today

Injury Update and Transfer's

Finally it has been revealed that Cesc will be available for selection against ManU this weekend thats a good news I should say considering that he could have missed for 3 weeks, along with that rumours are that "little Mozart" yes you are right Tomas Rosicky has been training and could be in contention for ManU game. He can be included in the squad at the weekend if our manger is to be believed. That's a positive news.

'Cesc's scan was quite reassuring,' revealed Wenger.

'He has no muscular strain, but it will take a few days to settle down. There is a chance he will be fit for Old Trafford.'

The Arsenal manager continued: 'I rest players who I feel need a rest without considering the game after.

'My target is to win tomorrow's game, it's a massive game for us and after that we will see what we do for the weekend.

'It is not job done, it is job to do, to finish. That is how I approach it.

'Celtic have no choice - they will have to come out and have a go at us.

'We will be faithful to our tactical approach and will try to put them under pressure, play very high up and try to win the game.'

Wenger insists there will be no sense of complacency tomorrow night, even though the odds are stacked against the Scottish side.

'We know there is so much at stake for us. I do not think we are in danger of easing off at all,' he said.

'We know how quickly football can change and that makes it interesting as well.'

The Gunners boss insisted: 'For the success of our season, to be strong at the Emirates is vital.

'Any time you show any weakness at home, it can have big consequences for the rest of the season.'

Well its obvious home game is where one team have to win maximum points. If stats are to be believed ManU won the last 3 title because of excellent home record.

If Arsenal are to win the title this season we have to win 90 percent of the points at home.

Boss is not worried about Cesc absence as he clearly believe that Ramsey can step into Cesc position, this is what Arsene has to say about him.

'It is another chance for Ramsey. It is a big season for him.

'However, do not forget he is only 18.

'I believe his target for this year, I told him before the season, is between 15 and 20 games.

'The way he is developing, he could get that.

It won't surprise me if we all see Ramsey name in the starting line up.

Regarding transfer rumours we are nowhere near signing anyone confirmed Arsene, I hope he don't forget that there is hardly a week left in the transfer market to close.

Celtic tomorrow.

Match preview and Team news to follow

Complacency...................Arshavin

Good morning everyone, not much happening on tuesday like monday but yes, Liverpool lost to Villa last night 3-1, lets see how the media write about Liverpool couple of early defeats compare to what happened with Arsenal last season, Lets not get into that toipc

Arsenal are fantastic at the moment and Arsene rightly asked his lads to not to be complacent, and concentrate on Tomorrow night Celtic game,"We experienced a very physical game over there. We know the job has to be finished, but we are still in a strong position. The result will be determined by the way we play the second leg." We should qualify for the group stages of the champions league.

Arshavin has been speaking as to why he left Russia even though he was earning a lot more compare to Arsenal

Arshavin said

"I wanted to see what real football looks like. I wanted to see what the game is like when you play for a world-class team and play only on world-class surfaces and meet only star players every week - as opposed to having to travel to play at half-demolished stadiums, sometimes with artificial pitches, where the result of your game can depend on what the referee is feeling like that particular day.

"I'd won pretty much everything in Russia and if I'd stayed it would have been known that Andrey Arshavin was a very good player for Russian football, but he was not required anywhere else in Europe. When I go back I want people to say, 'Yes, there are good footballers in Russia'.".

And he is more interested in Champions league more than premier league

He added: "I want to win the Champions League, I'd prefer that to the Premier League."

So do we Andrei, and this shows how competitive Arshavin is, for him money is not everything. I remember the day he came to London on a snowy day to complete his transfer some newspaper said he is being greedy and becuase of his personal terms the transfer was delayed. I can't see any truth in this.

No Cesc for Celtic match lets hope he should be back to face ManU.

More to follow.

Comments and suggestions are welcome

Another match Another injury & more

Another match another injury, and this time its our captain FAB. I don't understand why Arsene has to play him if he was already carrying a knock, even our Carling cup kids could have beaten Pompey. Then why Arsene have to take a risk, how serious is his injury? we will come to know tomorrow. We need Cesc, may be not for Celtic in midweek but for ManU away we need him for this particular fixture.

I believe Celtic tie is all done and dusted, playing another 90 min is just a formality now, We all know Celtic will be trying to attack us from the word go that's where they will fall victim to Arsenal counter attack. I can't see Celtic scoring a goal at Emirates let alone win the tie.

My major worry is who will play in Cesc place if he is not fit, diaby (no) he cannot be a playmaker, Ramsey (no) not there yet. Only name that comes to my mind is Arshavin right now I feel he can do it but I am pretty sure Wenger will play him on the left, so that's a major concern if Cesc is unfit for saturday.

News of the world says that Arsenal has open contract negotiation with Cesc. Well I can't see any truth in this story, anyway NOTW is shit.

Moving forward to Arshavin, according to him its time Arsene need to strengthen the team, the Russian feel that the sqaud lacks depth, but Wenger has already said that he will be buying a defensive player and personally I think that is what is required right now, to make this squad a genuine title contenders, but our current squad is good, CB is the only position that worries me because we do not have sufficient back up at CB position, in case if Billy G and Verminator get injured.

That's it for now, will keep you updated on Cesc injury and hoping for the same atmosphere as against Pompey, at the CL return leg at Emirates against Celtic.

Let me know what do you think.

[VIDEO]Arsene On Fabregas Injury And Match Highhlights

ARSENAL V PORTSMOUTH MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

ARSENE POST MATCH INTERVIEW

Arsenal Run Riot And Fabregas Injury

Well what can I say, the result was expected Arsenal could have had more, not to mention Portsmouth could also have scored a couple of goals. Result was expected Arsenal were expected to win but with a clean sheet.

I really feel Almunia should have done better he did not read the cross and Kaboul acted first and out jumped Almunia but all this apart Eduardo was looking really very sharp throughout the time he was on the pitch and the first goal he setup for Diaby was fantastic who went on to score the second goal again a classic Arsenal counter attack. then scrappy goal from Gallas who have 3 goals in 3 games now and he is the top scorer for Arsenal and the final goal from Ramsey when he picked up the fantastic Van Persie through ball and once again our strikers did not score, Van Persie free kick was denied by some fantastic goal keeping from James.

All in all a good performance now for the two big matches, Celtic home and Manchester Away. Hope to continuee this form in these fixtures as well.

More injury worries for the gunners as Fabregas was substituted after the first half and Wenger at his post match interview said that Fabregas has a hamstring injury, lets hope its not a serious injury and he should be fit to face Celtic.

More to follow

Arsenal Players Pledge

I found this nice video of Arsenal Players pledging for the new season. I don't know how many of you have seen this video but i found it interestin especially when Arshavin says 5 goal in 1 match.I hope they fulfill thier pledge

Cesc MOTM - CELTIC 0 ARSENAL 2 - Player Rating

Many will say that it was a lucky win, but I say it was a well deserved win. Because we were the better team throughout the 90 min and even Tony Mowbray accepted it.

First goal by gallas you can say was lucky but what i liked about that goal was Gallas run when he started the run he was on an OFFSIDE position, when RVP11 passed the ball to Cesc he came back in, the way he loose his marker was also very good and he also have every right to claim the goal because I assume the Celtic keeper had covered Cesc shot and one more thing I liked is that Cesc has once again started to take a pot from the distance which usually he avoids so its a positive thing. Talking about the second goal fantastic work by Diaby to dribble past couple of players and feeding the overlapping Clichy and the hard low cross from him found the legs of Celtic skipper Caldwell and into the back of the net, even if Caldwell had left the ball Bendtner was lurking behind him and he would have finished it any how. so great result just have to keep a clean sheet once again when Celtic visit the Emirates.

PLAYERS RATING

1. Almunia : Didn't have much to do only one shot on goal from Celtic. He was very well protected by our back four 7

10. Gallas : Brilliant performance once again, got a goal as well , though he was trying to avoid contact with the ball and the highlight of the match was when he intersected the cross from Fortune which was destined to find Celtic player on the other side and boy he looks happy now after the departure of Kolo and he is smiling these days. 7.5

5. Vermaelen : I really don't want to hype his performance but in these last two games he has been fantastic, a no non-sense defender most Arsenal fans been asking for, the way he jumps to win header, considering he is only 6 ft is brilliant, his tackling is fantastic and positional sense is good and the highlight of this match was his brilliant run to deny Scott Brown to take a shot on goal which was destined to be hit at the back of the net. 8

22. Clichy : Another solid game for him was troubled by Celtic pacy winger but he managed him very well was involved in the second goal, Overall pretty decent performance but still have not reached the heights of 07-08 season. 7

3. Sagna : Good game from Sagna as usual need to work on his crossing though he and Nikki B were working good. 7

15. Denilson : Another good performance from the Brazilian, once again he showed why Wenger shows so much faith in him, at the begining he was a bit shaky the reason could be the brilliant park head atmoshphere but as the game went on he was solid in possesion and tackling, he seems to have worked in gym a lot, he has become strong physically, anothere good performance from him this new formation is really helping his game. 7

17. Song : Well what can I say about him, never in my wildest dream i thought Song can be this brillaint, his tackling, positioning, strength I hope Cameroon do not qualify for the ACN. So that Song don't have to leave in January for a month or so. He was excellent from the word go. 8

4 . Cesc : I think Wenger was playing with Celtic coach when he said Fab is 50-50 for the game,

because wenger knew that Celtic will be trying to shut Fabregas at every opportunity and thats exactly what they did but Captain Fab still ran the show just like Xavi for Barcelona he was everywhere and this new formation has given him the freedom to dictate the play, another brillaint performance from the captain and my man of the match for the day. 8.5(star man)

52. Bendtner : Not as good as the previous game but was good helping Sagna a lot in tracking back and winning and intersecting play I really think that he and RVP should change positions 6.5

23. Arshavin : Well our little Russian is taking time to adapt to this new system I suppose. Was not his usual self but worked his sock off for the team and got his foot in whenever required. 6

11. Van Persie : He was also not very effective throughout course of 90 min. He was trying too much to dribble past player and win free kick but it almost backfired in the first half as the celtic could have taken the lead, only for Vermaelen to deny Celtic the goal 6

European Nights Are Back.

Good morning to all the gooners.

Can't wait for the tonight match against Celtic, the reason why I am looking forward to this match is pretty obvious, one don't have to stress how important it is for Arsenal to qualify for the group stages.

European nights are back!

Same old newspaper coloums where player come out and speak about how they are going to prepare to face their opposition and they are not scared, tactics blah! blah! blah!.

But in case of Celtic everyone from manager to players and even the ground staff(hyperbole) have been speaking about Arsenal. OK you are not scared of Arsenal then why do u keep talking about Arsenal everyday?.

Now I forget to mention former Celtic players as well, for e.g. Alan Thompson, according to him our players are going to face a "culture shock". I don't know what does he mean by that ?

My meassage to all the Celtic players and Fans. Beware the "Men are coming to town".

Team news to follow (I hope Cesc is fit to play)

UP THE GUNNERS

Everton v Arsenal - Match Report

Arsenal produced a stunning opening-day performance to underline boss Arsene Wenger's belief his young stars can win the title.

The Gunners exposed Everton's frailties in defence and the hosts' lack of depth.

The last time Everton lost 6-1 at home was back in 1958, and Arsenal did the damage that time as well.

Their passing, movement and finishing left Everton in shreds, and the north Londoners were three up at the break through Denilson, debut defender Thomas Vermaelen and his centre-back colleague William Gallas.

Everton boss David Moyes had suggested beforehand the Joleon Lescott saga had destabilised his team, but few would have predicted to this extent.

After the interval Cesc Fabregas struck with two fine goals, the result maybe suggesting Moyes should sell Lescott with Manchester City still interested, and spend the money on re-vamping his squad.

Everton included Lescott despite the ongoing saga of Manchester City's attempts to sign him, which prompted Moyes' angry outburst yesterday at the Eastlands club's tactics.

Brazilian striker Jo had recovered from an ankle problem, while Steven Pienaar was passed fit after knee trouble.

Arsenal gave their new Belgian defender Vermaelen his league debut, but were without Theo Walcott (back), Abou Diaby (groin), Tomas Rosicky (hamstring) and Johan Djourou (knee).

But their absences did not seem to matter as they systematically took Everton apart at the back.

Moyes got a heroes' reception from the Goodison Park faithful, and Lescott's name was greeted with far more cheers than jeers from a sell-out crowd.

But Moyes then had to sit and watch as his usually reliable rearguard, admittedly missing the excellent Phil Jagielka, fell apart before his eyes.

Arsenal were sharp from the start and their passing game was quickly on song. And when Phil Neville misplaced a ball in midfield, the Gunners flowed forward before Nicklas Bendtner drove a shot over the bar.

Then Bendtner headed down for Robin van Persie to see his shot on the turn deflected wide by Lescott.

Everton were having to work tremendously hard in midfield to contain the tempo of Arsenal's game and the Toffees barely created a chance in the opening half.

The goal Arsenal had been threatening arrived after 26 minutes. Bendtner surged in from the left before flicking a pass to Cesc Fabregas, who instantly turned the ball into Denilson's path.

The pace of the move left Everton floundering, and the fine strike from the Brazilian from just outside the area dipped and curled into the top corner.

Everton's response was predictably furious and they had Arsenal hemmed into their box for a spell.

Only a goal-line clearance from Denilson following Marouane Fellaini's header from a Leighton Baines corner stopped an equaliser.

Arsenal, though, were cutting through Everton with movement and accurate passing, and after 37 minutes they were two ahead.

Van Persie's free-kick from the right found Vermaelen beyond the far post, and the defender headed back into the bottom corner for a fine debut goal.

Everton's marking for that was dreadful, with Fellaini and Joseph Yobo seemingly at fault. But four minutes later when Gallas headed home another free-kick, this time from Fabregas, the defending was even worse.

The Frenchman had a free run into the six-yard box to guide his header home completely unmarked. Goalkeeper Tim Howard appealed for cover as colleagues stood motionless.

Everton were shell-shocked, and it got worse three minutes after the interval.

Everton were caught by a pitch-length move from Arsenal that ended with Fabregas cruising into the box to send his shot past Howard.

Denilson had started the surge deep on the left and found Van Persie before a neat pass left the Arsenal skipper to do the rest.

Moyes then made a triple substitution. Saha replaced Leon Osman, Dan Gosling came on for Tony Hibbert while Jack Rodwell took over from Jo.

The reshuffle included Neville reverting to full-back from midfield, where he had struggled. Rodwell, Fellaini and Pienaar both had chances as Everton struggled to get some pride back.

Arsenal sent on Emmanuel Eboue for Bendtner after 63 minutes, the game long won.

But Fabregas was not finished. After 69 minutes he collected a throw from Manuel Almunia and ran from inside his own half without facing a tackle to drive home the fifth.

Their jobs done, Arsenal took off Fabregas and Van Persie, sending on Aaron Ramsey and Eduardo.

With the ground emptying fast, and the Gunners' fans in full song, Everton just wanted this embarrassment to end as quickly as possible.

But Eduardo still had time to score the sixth, netting from close in after Andrey Arshavin's shot had come back off a post with two minutes to go.

Everton finally got onto the score-sheet in injury time when Saha netted after Pienaar's shot had been blocked.

Teams:

Everton Howard, Hibbert (Gosling 58), Yobo, Lescott, Baines,Osman (Saha 58), Neville, Cahill, Pienaar, Fellaini,Jo (Rodwell 58).

Subs Not Used: Nash, Vaughan, Duffy, Baxter.

Goals: Saha 90.

Arsenal Almunia, Sagna, Gallas, Vermaelen, Clichy,Fabregas (Ramsey 72), Song Billong, Denilson,Bendtner (Eboue 63), van Persie (Eduardo 72), Arshavin.

Subs Not Used: Mannone, Silvestre, Gibbs, Merida.

Goals: Denilson 26, Vermaelen 37, Gallas 41, Fabregas 48, 69,

Eduardo 88.